In Around West Virginia: the Air Force investigates whether it contributed to contaminated water, the bee population is declining, and more.
n Bridge Brew Works, a Fayetteville brewery, will release new seasonal ales this summer, The Register-Herald reports. Iapetus Gose-Style is named after the Iapetus Ocean, an approximately 400-million-year-old ocean that once flowed under the Appalachian Mountains. Salt deposits from the sea are harvested by a Malden company, J.Q. Dickinson, and are used in the beer as a contrast to lemon notes. Seldom Seen, another seasonal brew, is named after a dangerous rapid on the New River that only occurs when the river is a few inches below normal. The saison will only be released every few years.
n The 167th Airlift Wing and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center are investigating whether the Air Force’s use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam, a firefighting agent, contributed to contamination of Martinsburg’s water supply, The Journal reports. The Environmental Protection Agency recently set new limits on the amount of perfluorooctanoic acid and perflourooctanesulfonic acid in drinking water. Both are found in Aqueous Film Forming Foam.
n Bees are dying because of poor weather, according to The Dominion Post. The West Virginia Beekeepers Association and Department of Agriculture are asking people not to kill bees.
n The priest who has led Charleston’s Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is retiring. MetroNews spoke to Monsignor Edward Sadie, who is retiring after serving as a priest for 59 years.
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